Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in all aspects of its publication process. The following publication ethics and malpractice statement outlines the journal's policies and procedures regarding publication ethics.

1. Authorship and Originality: Authors must ensure that their submitted work is original and has not been previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors must also acknowledge and appropriately cite any sources of information used in their research. All authors must have made substantial contributions to the research and writing of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication.

2. Plagiarism: Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using specialized software. Any manuscript found to contain plagiarized material will be rejected immediately.

3. Data and Reproducibility: Authors must ensure that their research is conducted in a manner that allows for transparency and reproducibility. All data used in the research should be clearly presented in the manuscript or made available upon request.

4. Conflicts of Interest: Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may influence their work on a manuscript. These conflicts may include financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be seen as influencing the objectivity of the work.

5. Review Process: All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure that they meet the journal's high standards for originality, relevance, and quality. Reviewers are required to maintain confidentiality and provide unbiased and constructive feedback to authors.

6. Corrections and Retractions: If errors or inaccuracies are found in a published manuscript, we will investigate the issue and take appropriate action. This may include publishing a correction or retracting the manuscript if the errors are significant.

7. Editorial Independence: Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings strives to maintain editorial independence and avoid any undue influence from external parties. All editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of the manuscript's quality and relevance to the journal's scope.

8. Misconduct: Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings takes allegations of research misconduct seriously. If research misconduct is suspected, the journal will follow the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for investigating and handling such allegations.

9. Open Access: Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings is committed to the principles of open access publishing, making research freely available to the public. Authors are required to agree to the journal's open access policy before submitting their manuscript.

Engineering and Technology Conference Proceedings is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in all aspects of its publication process. We encourage all authors, reviewers, and editors to familiarize themselves with this publication ethics and malpractice statement and adhere to these policies and procedures. Any questions or concerns regarding publication ethics should be directed to the journal's editorial team.